Les Vampires /
A seven-hour silent crime serial in 10 episodes. Describes the achievements of Les Vampires, a secret society of criminals led by Irma Vep. The gang uses kidnapping, poisonous gas, heavy artillery, sexual domination and murder to gain power over the elite of Paris.
| Uniform Title: | Edge books. |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Silent film with music score and English intertitles. |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Water Bearer Films ;
[2000]
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| Summary: | A seven-hour silent crime serial in 10 episodes. Describes the achievements of Les Vampires, a secret society of criminals led by Irma Vep. The gang uses kidnapping, poisonous gas, heavy artillery, sexual domination and murder to gain power over the elite of Paris. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as French silent black-and-white motion picture by the Gaumont Co., Ltd. in Paris and released as a motion picture in 1916. Double-sided disc. Special features: Digital stereo orchestral score -- Originally mastered to the correct running speed -- Color tinted in authentic period style -- Inserted essay: The public is my master : Louis Feuillade and Les Vampires / by Fabrice Zagury -- For the children (1916): 3 min. comedy sketch by the cast and crew of Les Vampires to raise funds for the French war orphans, directed by Louis Feuillade -- Bout-de-Zan and the shirker (1916): 8-min. comedy that features the child actor, Bout-de-Zan, from episode 8 of Les Vampires and is directed by Louis Feuillade. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (399 min.) : sound, tinted & black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([8] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital stereo. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Writer/director, Louis Feuillade ; produced for video by David Shepard ; orchestral score compiled and directed by Robert Israel. |